AP Language & Composition

Week of January 7th  

 

Note: Readings are DUE on the day they are listed. The schedule is subject to change based on class discussion and progress. I will announce all changes in class and will revise the online schedule. Please check the schedule frequently.

 

Date

Reading/

Activity

Homework/Due dates/Reminders

M

1/7

LATE

START

PULSE CHECK

Where we are and where we need to travel

 

 

T

1/8

Review “The List!” of rhet. terms

 

 

·         DUE: Read and complete the exercises in Essential Literary Terms: diction, allusion, analogy, (pp. 68-82). You DO NOT have to write lengthy explanations, just jot down quick answers.

·         Bring your copy of “the List!” to class – we’re going to begin reviewing terminology and adding to our definitions

W

1/9

 

Review “The List!” of rhet. terms

 

·         DUE: Read in Essential Literary Terms: imagery, symbolism, atmosphere, repetition, selection/order of details, epiphany (pp. 83-102). We will complete the exercises IN CLASS.

 

Th

1/10

 

Quick Write: Rhetorical Analysis

Meet in L100

 

 

 

F

1/11

 

AP Multiple Choice practice (in class)

Review previous Rhet. analysis and complete practice MC passage

·       DUE at the end of the day: PORTFOLIO 3: Submit final drafts of P3.1 (Gatto) and P3.2 (Malcolm X) along with the grading rubric in a pocket folder (70 points).

 

 

Looking ahead: Unit 4: Myth of Individual Opportunity (money and success)